July 8, 2008 Earthquake: Arequipa, Peru
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Arequipa, Peru on July 8, 2008 at 09:13:07 UTC, 123 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 8, 2008
- Time
- 09:13:07 UTC
- Place
- Arequipa, Peru
- Magnitude
- 6.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 123 km (76 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 15.986° S, 71.748° W
- Country
- Peru
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Some (about 51 to 100)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
July 8, 2008, 09:13:07.4 UTC, 15.986 S, 71.748 W, Southern Peru. One person killed and several buildings
damaged (V) at Arequipa. Felt (V) at Aplao and Sihuas;
(IV) at Chivay, Chuquibamba and Pampacolca. Felt at
Ilo. Also felt (IV) at Arica and Putre; (III) at
Alcerreca and Tacora; (II) at Alto Hospicio, Camina,
Huara, Iquique, Pica and Pozo Almonte, Chile. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 19, 1600, Volcan Huaynaputina, Peru
- May 13, 1784, Arequipa,camana,moquegua,tambo, Peru
- July 10, 1821, Camana, Ocona, Caraveli, Peru
- July 23, 1991, Maca, Chivay, Yanque, Peru
- January 13, 1960, Arequipa,chuquibamba,caraveli,cotahuasi, Peru
- January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, Peru
- December 2, 1914, Pararca,paysa,colta,oyala, Peru
- January 15, 1958, Arequipa, Peru
- February 16, 1979, Arequipa, Peru
- August 15, 2016, Arequipa, Peru
- October 9, 1955, Mungui,la Union Prov,arequipa,toro,cotahuasi, Peru
- April 3, 1999, Camana, Arequipa, Peru
- December 1, 2016, Puno, Lampa, Peru
- July 7, 2001, Arequipa, Arica, Peru
- August 11, 2017, Arequipa, Peru
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 8163.